Living and Learning in Sevilla: Independent Stay and Language Study

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Discover the centuries-old city of Sevilla, gaining a comprehensive understanding of its customs, history, unique architecture and world-class museums as you learn Spanish by immersion.
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Overview

Trip type
Self-Guided / Independent Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Live like a Sevillano, moving into an apartment and savoring the Andalusian capital’s history, flamenco music and sunny Mediterranean climate
    • Whether you’re a beginner or speak “un poquito,” improve your Spanish during classes at a renowned language school
    • Join your Group Leader and fellow participants for weekly field trips and two weekend excursions, to Granada and Madrid

What's this trip about?

    Discover the centuries-old city of Sevilla, gaining a comprehensive understanding of its customs, history, unique architecture and world-class museums as you learn Spanish by immersion.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySeville
End CitySeville

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • 50 Plus

Destinations

Activities

  • Culture
  • History
  • Independent
  • Ruins & Archaeology

Trip includes

    • 43 nights of accommodations
    • 18 meals (5B, 10L, 3D)
    • 31 expert-led lectures
    • 13 expert-led field trips
    • 1 hands-on experience
    • An experienced Group Leader
    • Customary gratuities throughout the program
    • Road Scholar Assurance Plan
    • Taxes

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Itinerary

Day 1

In Transit
In Flight

Day 2

Arrival in Seville, Orientation, Welcome Dinner
Location: Seville Meal: D Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Apartment check-in begins at 2 p.m. Please note that the apartment complex will hold a 100€ deposit on your credit card which will be returned upon check-out provided there is no damage to the apar...

Day 3

Living and Learning in Seville
Location: Seville Meal: B,L,D Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking up to 3 miles during included activities. Many cobblestones, uneven surfaces, and pedestrian-only areas in the city center.

Breakfast: At the school, we will have a simple contin...

Day
4 Introduction to Seville, El Barrio Santa Cruz Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking up to 3 miles over cobblestones, uneven surfaces, steps without handrails.

Breakfast: This meal has been excluded from the program cos...

Day 5

Spanish Language Class: Assessment & Introduction
Location: Seville Meal: B Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking 1/2 mile to school. Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice. Please note that Spanish-style teaching is very grammatically focused in addition to being conv...

Day 6

Spanish Language Class
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will formally begin our language learning experience in our group language class....

Day 7

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free afternoon.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 8

Spanish Language Class
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Full day in class.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Our language class continues.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 9

Cultural Learning: The Architecture of Seville
Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking up to 3 miles, cobble stones, pedestrian only areas, steps without handrails.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will enjoy a cultural class on the Moors and Andalucía. The M...

Day 10

Free Weekend
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time to explore your own interests. Saturday morning is an excellent time for l...

Day 11

Free Weekend
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time. Take part in a sporting activity or join one of the many religious servic...

Day 12

Spanish Language Class, Group Get-Together
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon...

Day 13

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 14

Spanish Language Class, Italica
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Getting on/off motorcoach, driving 10 miles. Walking 2 – 3 miles during the day. Uneven surfaces, cobblestones and steps without railings.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our ...

Day 15

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 16

Cultural Learning: Spanish & Andalusian Cuisine, Free Time
Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking 2 – 3 miles in Seville, cobblestones, uneven surfaces. Additional standing at the market and during the cooking class.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: In this cultural class,...

Day 17

Cultural Learning: Granada & the Alhambra, Free Time
Location: Granada Meal: L,D Hotel: Hotel Melia Granada

Activity note: Getting on/off motorcoach, driving 160 miles one way, about 3 hours. Granada and the Alhambra have many cobblestones, steps, steep, winding slopes without handrails. The weather is usually cooler th...

Day 18

Granada's Albayzin, Return to Seville
Location: Seville Meal: B Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking 2 – 3 miles, many steps, slopes, cobblestones and uneven surfaces.

Breakfast: At the hotel, we will enjoy a buffet, with selection of bread, pastries, cold cuts, fruit, cereal, yogur...

Day 19

Spanish Language Class
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon...

Day 20

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 21

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day
22 Spanish Language Class, Free Time Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 23

Cultural Friday: The Architecture of Seville, Free Time
Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Getting on/off motorcoach, driving up to 4 miles around the city. Walking 2 – 3 miles on cobblestones, uneven surfaces, steps with handrails.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will ...

Day 24

Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 25

Free Time

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 26

Spanish Language Class, Group Get-Together
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon...

Day 27

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time to explore your own interests.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day
28 Spanish Language Class, Free Time Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 29

Spanish Language Class Afternoon Tea, Merienda with Locals
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking up to 2 miles to family homes.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own, with merienda to follow this afternoon.

Afte...

Day 30

Cultural Learning: Seville's Golden Age, Museo Bellas Artes
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking approximately 3 miles during included activities, additional standing at sites, cobblestones, uneven surfaces, pedestrian-only areas.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will enjoy a ...

Day 31

Free Weekend

Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time to explore your own interests.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time continues.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 32

Free Weekend
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: Free time to explore your interests.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time continues.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 33

Spanish Language Class, Group Get-Together

Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will continue our group language class. By now, we should be feeling much ...

Day 34

Spanish Language Class, Free Time

Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 35

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 36

Spanish Language Class
Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Full day in class.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: At a local restaurant, we’ll have a family-style lunch with water and a glas...

Day 37

Depart for Madrid
Location:Madrid Meal:D Hotel: Meliá Madrid Serrano Galgos

Activity note: The weather in Madrid will be much cooler than in Andalusia and you will need a warm coat or jacket. Please pack accordingly. High-speed train from Seville to Madrid about 335 miles, approximatel...

Day 38

Cultural Learning: Madrid, El Prado Museum
Location:Madrid Meal:B,L Hotel: Meliá Madrid Serrano Galgos

Activity note: Walking 2 – 3 miles today, cobblestones and uneven surfaces, additional standing at El Prado.

Breakfast: Hotel buffet.

Morning: With a local expert, we will see some of the most i...

Day
39 Madrid, Reina Sofia Museum, Return to Seville

Location: Seville Meal: B Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: High-speed train from Madrid to Seville about 335 miles, approximately 2.5 hours. Walking 2 – 3 miles today, cobbles stones and uneven surfac...

Day
40 Spanish Language Class, Group Get-Together Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will begin our final week of langua...

Day 41

Spanish Language Class, Free Time

Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 42

Spanish Language Class, Free Time
Location: Seville Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will attend our group language class.

Lunch: On your own.

Afternoon: Free time.

Dinner: On your own.

Evening: At leisure.

Day 43

Cultural Learning, Contemporary Spain, Free Time

Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo Apartments

Activity note: Walking approximately 2 miles during included activities, uneven surfaces, cobblestones. Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your o...

Day 44

Spanish Language Class, Certificate Ceremony, Free Time

Location: Seville Meal: L Hotel: Tempa Museo ApartmentsBreakfast: On your own.

Activity note: Extent and duration of free time activities according to personal choice.

Breakfast: On your own.

Morning: We will enjoy our final group language class a...

Day 45

Program Concludes.
Location: In Flight

Activity note: Apartment check-out by 11:00 a.m.

Breakfast: On our own. This concludes our program.

Morning: If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independently, have a wonderful time. If you are transferring ...

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